FAQs

FAQ For Clients

  • AW Strategies provides Operations, Private Staffing, and Advisory services for private families, family offices, executives, founders, and organizations.

    Whether you need the right person, better systems, or help determining what support you need, we help identify the problem and the right path forward.

  • We specialize in vetted, high-trust executive, administrative, and private-service roles, including Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants, Family Assistants, Chiefs of Staff, House Managers, Estate Managers, Lifestyle Managers, and other specialized support professionals for both full-time and part-time opportunities.

  • We look beyond the résumé. Experience and education matters, but so do judgment, character, emotional intelligence, transferable skills, working style, and fit.

    The right person isn't always the most obvious person which is what other staffing agencies miss.

  • Absolutely. Staffing is only one part of what we do.

    Our Operations and Advisory work can include assessments, systems and workflows, role development and organizational design, change management, staff development, team dynamics, transitions, and special projects.

  • Yes. We can evaluate your needs, existing support, responsibilities, reporting structure, schedule, compensation, benefits, and working environment before you commit to a search.

  • Yes. We support private families and estates, family offices, executives, startup founders, and organizations with high-trust staffing, operational, and advisory needs.

  • When appropriate. For certain household, family office, staffing, or operational engagements, seeing the environment firsthand can provide valuable context that isn't captured in a job description or call.

  • Yes. Searches can be conducted discreetly through our network, referrals, and targeted outreach without broadly identifying the client or opportunity.

  • AW Strategies provides post-placement support to help both sides navigate the transition, clarify expectations, and address concerns early.

    *Specific support terms and any applicable placement guarantee are outlined in the client's agreement.

  • Yes. AW Strategies offers referral bonuses for qualifying introductions that result in a successful client engagement or placement.

FAQ For Candidates

  • Our network includes Executive and Personal Assistants, Family Assistants, Chiefs of Staff, House and Estate Managers, lifestyle professionals, and other executive, operational, and private-service talent.

    We also recognize transferable experience from military and government service, hospitality, aviation, luxury environments, operations, project management, and other high-trust work.

  • Not always. Some positions require established private-service experience; others are open to strong transferable backgrounds.

    We evaluate the whole person—including judgment, discretion, emotional intelligence, adaptability, and experience—not simply titles on a résumé.

  • Don't automatically count yourself out. We take client requirements seriously, but the strongest candidate isn't always the person who checks every box. If your experience meaningfully aligns, we'd rather understand what you bring to the table.

  • Yes! The client may engage us to conduct the search, but the placement has to work for both sides.

    Candidates deserve clear communication, realistic expectations, transparency, professionalism, and respect throughout the process.

  • Tell us. Our post-placement approach gives candidates and clients an opportunity to raise concerns and clarify expectations. AW Strategies isn't the employer or a substitute for HR or legal counsel, but we can help facilitate productive communication.

  • Yes. Advisory services can include candidate career transitions, interview preparation, résumé and LinkedIn positioning, compensation and offer conversations, role development, and preparing for greater levels of responsibility.

  • Yes. AW Strategies offers referral bonuses for qualifying introductions that result in a successful client engagement or placement.

  • Apply to our General Interest opportunity. Not every search is publicly advertised, and new opportunities arise regularly.